theresa may addressing party activists and supporters in dudley in the west midlands, where it she ise of those key marginal seats between the conservatives and labour. jeremy corbyn and the lib dems also out and about. we will see pictures ofjeremy corbyn later and hear what he had to say in a visit to the north—west of england. we will see a lot more of these kinds of appearances by the party leaders. let's hear from the questions that mrs may is facing from the media. as far as the trade deal with don donald trump is concerned, isn't it the case that you do need to eat in the case that you do need to eat in the freedom to have higher taxes after the next election, that there isa after the next election, that there is a distinct possibility you're going to raise taxes? let's be clear issue of taxation. at this election, people will have a clear choice. they will have a choice between a conservative party that always has been and will continue to be a party that believes in lower taxes, in keeping taxes down for ordinary working people. we've taken 4 million people out of paying inco

to deliver to the whole of the west midlands. then, of course, people in the west midlands had the opportunity to select the strong and stable leadership of conservative government working together, strong conservative leadership and strong conservative leadership in government will deliver for the west midlands. >> number two. >> prime minister. >> this morning i have meetings, i shall have such meetings later today. >> in 2015 a group hold a socialist campaign for labor victory. they drew up a man to disban ni 5 and scrap our nuclear, would my friend to allow anyone to endure such a plan or indeed serve in her cabinet. >> this is a resounding, no, i would not. and can i commend my little friend who has a prior record of defending our country, but he's raised one important point because across the major opposition has chosen just such a person. her plan to disban ni 5 and to disarm our police and scrap nuclear deter rent was endorsed by the policy chief and even by his shadow chancellor. and we saw the right of the gentleman ref

to deliver the whole of the west midlands. on 8 june, to elect the strong and stable leadership and conservative government working together in the west midlands and strong conservative leadership in government. >> richard? >> number 2. >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues, i will have further such meetings later today. >> in 2015 a group called the socialist campaign for labor victory, drove a plan to disband am i 5 for nuclear deterrence. my right honorable friend allowing anyone who has a plan to write or serve in her cabinet. >> i can tell that is a resounding no. can i commend my honorable friend who has a record of defending the country, he raised the point that the leader of the opposition has chosen just such a person. the plan to disband am i 5 and scrap nuclear deterrence was endorsed by the right honorable gentlemen and the shadow chancellor on a gain of a weekend and right honorable gentlemen refusing to say he would strike against terrorism and commit to nuclear deterrence and refusing to kee

certainly in my time with the west midlands police.re very rare with the west midlands police. these cases are very rare and with the west midlands police. these cases are very rare and i hope never to see a case like this again. how would you describe them? is that he showed northernmost. yes, he's shown no remorse. it's hard to describe someone no remorse. it's hard to describe someone who has done such things. he struggled to find his word. —— you've struggled to find your word to describe them. i wouldn't be able to describe them. i wouldn't be able to put a number on it. what i can say is that the west midlands police have spoken to dodge and a0 of his patients. all the fun, we have taken state m e nts patients. all the fun, we have taken statements from. —— have spoken to 2a0. statements from. —— have spoken to 240. why did he do it? there has been a lot of speculation. that includes for financial gain, because some of the victims said he wanted to play god with their lives are got some sort of satisfaction out of giving the bad

this case revolved around paterson's work at two private hospitals in the west midlands, at spire little, in sutton coldfield, and spire parkway, in solihull. he also worked as a surgeon at the nhs—run solihull hospital, where he treated hundreds more patients. the nine women and one man whose treatment was at the centre of the case here were chosen from a sample group of around 200 patients. but we may never know the true number of those harmed by paterson over a long career in the private sector and the nhs, he treated thousands of patients. one of them, francis perks, underwent a series of operations, including a mastectomy. all of them unnecessary. how can anybody, in their right mind, how can they do that to people? i just find it unbelievable. how he's made us all suffer. and people, as well, who've lost their lives. that's pure evil to me, pure evil. the news of the guilty verdict came this afternoon, as some of the women treated by the surgeon attended a fundraiser for cancer patients. their relief was clear. paterson left court today with his daughters, after being granted bail

will deliver for the west midlands.— incredulously drew up disband m15. —— incredulously drew upa plan. disband m15. —— incredulously drew up a plan. and to scrap our nuclear deterrent. would my right honourable friend allow anyone who endorses that plan to write manifesto or indeed serve in her cabinet?|j that plan to write manifesto or indeed serve in her cabinet? i can tell my honourable friend that man is at that is a resounding no. i would not. and can i commend my honourable friend, who has a proud re cord honourable friend, who has a proud record of defending our country. he raises an important point because of course the leader of the opposition has chosenjust course the leader of the opposition has chosen just such a person. the plan to disband m15, to desire our police and scrap our nuclear deterrent was endorsed by the right honourable gentleman's policy chief and even by his shadow chancellor. —— to disarm our police. again at the weekend, we saw the right honourable gentleman refusing decided he would strik

debbie douglas and caroline marsh from west midlands police speaking earlier today.ational statistics show that gdp grew by 0.3%, down from 0.7% in the last three months of 2016. economists had been expecting a slowdown, but not by as much. rising prices and the weakness of the pound have meant consumers are tightening their belts more than was predicted. joining me from our cambridge studio is professorjagjit chadha, who is the director of the national institute of economic and social research. thank you very much forjoining us this evening. why have economists been caught up in this way. they we re been caught up in this way. they were not expecting this. the news on the economy is disappointing, but not devastating. we expected gdp to grow in the first quarter of this year by around 1.5%. .3% is a little bit lower, but it is not far outside the margin of terror. this is a preliminary estimate. this is a key weeks after the end of the quarter. the ons constructed as did with only around 44% of the final amount of information we will have in a couple of years. it is

will pick up to the south and west and the rain will arrive saturday into sunday and some will be heavy in devon and cornwall and southern wales and moving to the midlandsd moves north and east and bank holiday mondays sunny spells. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. this visit bbc news. our headlines. ian paterson is facing a long prison sentence after being convicted of 17 cou nts sentence after being convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent after carrying out a series of unnecessary and life changing operations and patients. he is not shown any remorse for the terrible things he has done and has damaged the trust the public has in the health service and our health professionals. scotla nd and our health professionals. scotland yard believe the final act an active terrorist plot when they raided the house in north—west london yesterday. a woman was shot and six other people arrested. new figures out today show britain's economic —— economic growth has slowed sharply, expanding byjust 0.3% in the first three months of the year. rex tillerson tells us security

the breast surgeon worked in private and nhs hospitals in the west midlands, and while staff in the publictor now hold each other to account, lawyers representing some of the victims are today calling for a full, independent enquiry into oversite of private sector healthcare. one senior surgeon says there is some way to go. no matter what the quality of surgery is in the private sector, there is much less observation going on and much less recording of detail than there is in the nhs. the private provider where patterson operated, spire healthcare, operated has told the bbc: shirley maroney‘s sister, marie, was one of ian paterson's nhs patients. the surgeon originally carried out an incomplete mastectomy, instead of the double mastectomy she'd asked for. she then had a further double mastectomy, which delayed her chemotherapy. my sister was a police officerfor 30 years, she believed in the justice system and she believed in fairness, and quite frankly this wasn't fair, this wasn'tjust what happened to her. marie died in 2008 secondary cancer in her lungs. it's impossible to know the exten

who is challenging len mccluskey to lead the unite union, has been suspended from his post as west midlandscretary. scientists discover drugs which could slow down the progression of a range of degenerative brain diseases including dementia. more than half a million pounds is raised for a 17—year—old racing driver, who‘s had both legs amputated after being involved in a crash. it‘s 5 o‘clock. our main story, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has promised to overturn what he called a ‘rigged system‘, which allowed the rich and powerful to ‘leech off‘ ordinary working people. in his first major speech of the election campaign, he said the party‘s manifesto was fully costed, and he denied that a conservative victory onjune the eighth was a ‘foregone conclusion‘. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. the next prime minister of the uk, jeremy corbyn. do you believe it, do they believe it, does he believe that? opinion polls suggest it is highly unlikelyjeremy corbyn will be heading for downing street. but he is trying to change people‘s minds. much of the media and the establishment

cloud across wales, west midlands, north ——... feeling chilly here.ews: retail sales fall sharply,

it will produce a wee bit of rain first up across wales and the south—west midlands, into south—westill be dry right from the word go. and after a glorious start across some eastern parts, as we get on into the afternoon the cloud will bubble up somewhat and there could be some showers from that as well. temperatures in a range at best from about 8—9 on the eastern coast and down to around about 14 or 15 on the south coast. the bank holiday weekend, breezy but the wind is coming in from the south and south—east, so milder than of late, and it wouldn't be a bank holiday without the mention of some rain. but we hold off on that prospect. through saturday there is a scattering of showers, no great organisation about them. many areas staying dry and, as i say, the breeze coming from the south. this is where we start mentioning the rain, with a deal of uncertainty, it has to be said. a lot of isobars there, so you'll be flying your kite, that's for sure, if you're out on the beach on sunday, but it will be a damp affair. certainly we suspect for the south—west, for wales, getting up towar

there will be some pockets of frost also around, across parts of the midlands, maybe south—west englandng away, with plenty of blue sky and sunshine here. those winds continue to feed in the showers to the east coast of england, one or two for northern ireland, and showers continuing to feed in across scotland. there will continue to be some snow up in the hills of scotland, above around 100—200 metres elevation, in the morning. so some wintriness here, perhaps a little bit of iciness around as well, and perhaps a bit of sleet in some of the heaviest showers during the morning across the eastern counties of england, and maybe a dusting of snow for the north york moors. aside from that, though, i think it's going to be heavy rain showers that we see developing through the afternoon, and spilling inland across the midlands, covering much of east anglia, south—east england, where the showers will be particularly heavy, some hail and thunder mixed in. another coolish—feeling day, temperatures 9—12 degrees. colder, though, as those showers move through. the temperatures will drop away for a

the breast surgeon worked in private and nhs hospitals in the west midlands, and while staff in the publicher to account, lawyers representing some of the victims are today calling for a full, independent enquiry into oversite of private sector healthcare. 0ne senior surgeon says there is some way to go. no matter what the quality of surgery is in the private sector, there is much less observation going on and much less recording of detail than there is in the nhs. the private provider where paterson operated, spire healthcare, operated has told the bbc: shirley maroney‘s sister, marie, was one of ian paterson's nhs patients. the surgeon originally carried out an incomplete mastectomy, instead of the double mastectomy she'd asked for. she then had a further double mastectomy, which delayed her chemotherapy. my sister was a police officerfor 30 years, she believed in the justice system and she believed in fairness, and quite frankly this wasn't fair, this wasn'tjust what happened to her. marie died in 2008 of secondary cancer in her lungs. it's impossible to know the extent to which ian pat

, west cou ntry especially wales, west midlands, west country and the south—west.curity forces and was known as a potential radical. the polls predict a tight race between the leading four candidates in the election. uk retail sales post their biggest quarterly fall in seven years in march, as the prices of everyday goods continue to climb. sales fell across all types of shop except those selling textiles, clothing and footwear. party leaders are back on the campaign trail today. labour is focusing on education, blaming the tories for "super—sized classes". the conservatives criticise labour's record on class sizes in wales. votes are being counted today in the election for the new boss of britain's biggest trade union — unite. gerard coyne, who was suspended from his role in the union yesterday, is the main challenger to the incumbent, len mccluskey the french prime minister, bernard cazeneuve, has urged people in the country not to give into fear and intimidation after the gun attack in paris last night. it is just two days until france votes in the first round o

it will produce a wee bit of rain first up across wales and the south—west midlands, into south—westht from the word go. and after a glorious start across some eastern parts, as we get on into the afternoon the cloud will bubble up somewhat and there could be some showers from that as well. temperatures in a range at best from about 8—9 on the eastern coast and down to around about 1k or 15 on the south coast. the bank holiday weekend, breezy but the wind is coming in from the south and south—east, so milder than of late, and it wouldn't be a bank holiday without the mention of some rain. but we hold off on that prospect. through saturday there is a scattering of showers, no great organisation about them. many areas staying dry and, as i say, the breeze coming from the south. this is where we start mentioning the rain, with a deal of uncertainty, it has to be said. a lot of isobars there, so you'll be flying your kite, that's for sure, if you're out on the beach on sunday, but it will be a damp affair. certainly we suspect for the south—west, for wales, getting up towards northern ir

this case revolves around ian paterson's work at two private hospitals in the west midlands, althoughked for the nhs, where he treated hundreds more patients. the ten patients whose treatment formed the heart of this case were drawn from a sample group of more than 200 people whose medical notes were assessed by a group of experts. but we may never know exactly how many people were affected by the actions of ian paterson over a long career both here in the private sector and in the nhs. he treated thousands of people. police say that even at this stage his motives remain unclear. he just wanted to play god with their lives. he took pleasure in telling them that they need procedures and he could make them better. he received some perverse pleasure from those practices. since 2011, hundreds of patients have been recalled to hospital to be told they were operated on for no good reason. they are struggling to comprehend what has been done to them. i thought, oh, my god. this is all adding up and now making a bit of sense. that what i'd been told was the truth and what i was led to believe

it will produce a wee bit of rain first for wales and the south—west midlands into south—west englandarts as we get on into the afternoon the cloud will bubble somewhat and there could be a shower from that as well. temperatures in a range at best from around eight or nine on the eastern coast down to around about 14 or 15 on the south coast. the bank holiday weekend, breezy but the wind is coming from the south and south—east, so milder than of late, and it wouldn't be a bank holiday without the mention of some rain. but we hold off on that prospect. there is a scattering of showers, no great organisation about them, many areas are dry and as i say the breezes coming from the south. this is where we start to mention the rain with a deal of uncertainty, it has to be said. a lot of isobars there, so you'll be flying your kite, that's for sure, on the beach on sunday, but it will be a damp affair certainly we suspect for the south—west, for wales, getting up towards northern ireland, butjust how far north and east rainbelt gets during the course of the day is open to a lot of uncertaint

this case revolved around paterson's work at two private hospitals in the west midlands.ton coldfield and spire parkway in solihull. he also worked as a surgeon at the nhs run solihull hospital, where he treated hundreds more patients. the nine women and one man whose treatment was at the centre of the case here were chosen from a sample group of around 200 patients. we may never know the true number of those harmed by paterson over a long career in the private sector and the nhs, he treated thousands of patients. one of them, francis perks, underwent a series of operations, including a mastectomy. all of them unnecessary. how can anybody in their right mind, how can they do that to people? i just find it unbelievable. how he's made us all suffer. and people as well who've lost their lives. that's pure evil to me, pure evil. the news of the guilty verdict came this afternoon as some of the women treated by the surgeon attended a fundraiser for cancer patients. their relief was clear. paterson left court today with his daughters after being granted bail before sentencing n

there will be some pockets of frost, also around, across parts of the midlands, maybe south—west englandng away, with plenty of blue sky and sunshine here. those winds continue to feed in the showers to the east coast of england, one or two for northern ireland, and showers continue to feed in across scotland. there will continue to be some snow up in the hills of scotland, above around 100—200 metres elevation, in the morning. so some wintriness here, perhaps a little bit of iciness around as well, and perhaps a bit of sleet in some of the heavy showers during the morning across eastern counties of england, and maybe a dusting of snow for the north york moors. aside from that, though, i think it's going to be heavy rain showers that we see developing through the afternoon. and spilling inland across the midlands, covering much of east anglia, south—east england, where the showers will be particularly heavy, some hail and thunder mixed in, another coolish—feeling day, temperatures 9—12 degrees. colder, though, as those showers move through, the temperatures will drop away for a time. now

we even had a dusting of snow further south, as far south as staffordshire in the north—west midlands coastal districts, northern scotland, around the eastern side of england. western wales and cornwall as well. but as we go through the day today we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers. plenty of these thunderclouds will be developing as the day goes by, particularly across eastern stretches of england, and it‘s going to be a chilly start to the morning. there should be plenty of sunshine around, yes, but showers from the word go near to the east coast of england and tending to move inland pretty quickly as the day goes by. there will be some pockets of frost also around across parts of the midlands, maybe south—west england and wales, but soon melting away with plenty of blue sky and sunshine here. those winds continue to feed in the showers to the east coast of england. one or two for northern ireland and showers continue to feed him across scotland. there‘ll continue to be some snow up in the hills of scotland above around 100—200 metres elevation in the morning

through the channel islands into the south—west of england, wales, the west midlands, we will see somelia. rather chilly feel close to the east coast at much of northern england dry. northern ireland is likely to stay pretty cloudy through the day. was southern scotland, northern scotland, a lot of showers and just four degrees the afternoon temperature in lerwick. as we go through the evening and overnight as showers will continue, some of them wintry, but elsewhere are largely dry night. some clear spells and the odd mr patch, a clear night, out in the countryside: for a touch of frost. chilly is not a bad thing for the start of the london marathon. it will be cool to start off tomorrow morning. things should brighten up as we go through the day. they will warm up as we go through the day. they will warm up as as we go through the day. they will warm up as well. many parts of england and wales that is the story. sunny spells through tomorrow. northern ireland and southern scotland, some patchy rain. heavy rain in northern scotland. temperatures six in lerwick, that cold air moving so

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a few brighter breaks into south—east scotland, north—east england, east wales, west midlands and easternand west in scotland, maybe at times into northern ireland and north—west england but many places will stay dry. breaking out in the sunshine it will feel warmer, maybe 15, 16 or 17. going through thursday night we're going to keep a good deal of cloud around, pepping up the rain in northern scotland with a strengthening breeze but for many it looks like a mild start to friday morning. on friday we are going to take this rain southwards across scotland eventually reaching into parts of northern ireland. colder air following this, maybe a few wintry showers in shetland during friday. to the south of that for much of england and wales, a good deal of cloud around, some sunny spells and the temperatures peaking into the mid—teens in some spots. friday night we continue taking this weather front southwards across the uk, barely any rain associated with it, but it is the leading edge of cooler air so it will be turning somewhat chillier by the start of the weekend, a touch of frost in a few

we'll keep plenty of cloud, north—west england and wales, into the west midlands, maybe the odd spotpells, though, east of the pennines, east midlands, east anglia, southern england often cloudy but some bright or sunny spells and some warmth in that sunshine when it makes an appearance. some of us 18 or even 19 celsius. now, on through friday evening, a lot of dry weather to come going into saturday morning. just this zone of thicker cloud, patchy light rain or drizzle edging southwards. to the north of that, colder, colder start to saturday, parts of northern england, especially scotland with a touch of frost. on through the weekend, no significant change any time soon. that's confined to next week. for the weekend it will be mainly dry. there will be a lot of cloud around at times but some bright or sunny spells. close to this weather front, still a bit of damp and drizzly weather edging its way southwards during saturday. north of that, sunny spells, a few showers running into northern scotland. south of that, we're keeping temperatures up here, so a bit of warmth if the sun make

paid tribute to her mother and younger brother who were stabbed to death in their home in the west midlandslaid flowers outside the house in stourbridge. she said her mother tracey had always put others first. 23—year—old aaron barley — of no fixed address — has been charged with the murders and with the attempted murder of lydia's father peter. he is known to the family and will appear in court again in the morning. the bbc has seen an internal lloyds banking group report which calls into question the bank's assertion that it only learnt of a fraud by some of its bankers and their consultants in 2016. the report reveals that senior executives discussed fraudulent behaviour at an hbos subsidiary as long ago as 2008. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. in the hbos fraud, consultant branded greedy and devious bribe dishonest bankers. in exchange the back small—business customers to pay for the consultants who plundered the businesses to buy holidays, foreign property and yachts. in february they were jailed for corruption, fraud and money—laundering. this man who ran a successful

challenging len mccluskey to you do need unite union has been suspended from his book post as west midlandsnal secretary. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the ftse 100 the former ukip leader, nigel farage has told the bbc he will not stand in the general election onjune the 8th. let's get more from our chief political correspondence in webs mr. what has he said in explanation? he hasn't really given one but i think after attempting seven times to be elected as an mp perhaps he has decided it is not for him this time. he has been trying since 1994. in the last election just two years ago in south thanet, he stood again but was not successful. he is no longer leader of ukip. he is an mep, he was elected as that several times but i think he has now decided to sit this one out. the question for ukip more generally is about their prospects, many people are asking will they be able to stop a decline given that the vote to leave the european union has now happen

theresa may was in the west midlands.ry was facing the most important election in her lifetime — and insisted the conservatives were a "lower tax party". there's been speculation they may raise taxes if they win the general election. our political correspondent leila nathoojoins me. i suppose the latest is thejeremy corbyn has been speaking again today, this time in crewe. what did he have to say? he's been on a whistle stop tour of the north west rallying his troops. he is appealing to labour's half a million members to labour's half a million members to get out the message of the campaign, which he said his hope, equality and justice, making the country work for everyone. within the last half—hour he has been speaking in crewe and this is what he had to say. when children go to school hungry, they need a breakfast. some parts of the country give it and some do not. they all need a lunch. some get a free lunch, some do not. some get a packed lunch. hungry children don't learn very well. and so our offer, our pledge is th

mist and fog to the west untriand into the south—west midlands. not far away from freezing in a few place, and as we head to tomorrow, it isa place, and as we head to tomorrow, it is a familiar story the pollen, tree pollen at this time of year, high levels across most of england and wales, probably into sunday too. that fog first thing doesn't last long in the sunshine. it soon warms up long in the sunshine. it soon warms up and it will be sunny in all by the far knot of scotland. away from here very lit in the way of cloud at all, and that means it should be warmer as well. notjust warmer as well. not just across england warmer as well. notjust across england and wales, where 20 degrees is likely but higher temperatures for scotland, northern ireland and significantly for northern england where it was cloudy for most of the day at ladies‘ day at aintree, we will find more on the way for the national itself. conflicts going on really though on sunday. this warm air coming up on the southerly breeze, we is that weather front approaching the north—

it will produce a wee bit of rain first up across wales and the south—west midlands, into south—west dry right from the word go. and after a glorious start across some eastern parts, as we get on into the afternoon the cloud will bubble up somewhat and there could be some showers from that as well. temperatures in a range at best from about 8—9 on the eastern coast and down to around about 1k or 15 on the south coast. the bank holiday weekend, breezy but the wind is coming in from the south and south—east, so milder than of late, and it wouldn't be a bank holiday without the mention of some rain. but we hold off on that prospect. through saturday there is a scattering of showers, no great organisation about them. many areas staying dry and, as i say, the breeze coming from the south. this is where we start mentioning the rain, with a deal of uncertainty, it has to be said. a lot of isobars there, so you'll be flying your kite, that's for sure, if you're out on the beach on sunday, but it will be a damp affair. certainly we suspect for the south—west, for wales, getting up towards nor

there will be some pockets of frost also around, across parts of the midlands, maybe south—west englandsoon melting away, with plenty of blue sky and sunshine here. those winds continue to feed in the showers to the east coast of england, one or two for northern ireland, and showers continuing to feed in across scotland. there will continue to be some snow up in the hills of scotland, above around 100—200 metres elevation, in the morning. so some wintriness here, perhaps a little bit of iciness around as well, and perhaps a bit of sleet in some of the heaviest showers during the morning across the eastern counties of england, and maybe a dusting of snow for the north york moors. aside from that, though, i think it's going to be heavy rain showers that we see developing through the afternoon, and spilling inland across the midlands, covering much of east anglia, south—east england, where the showers will be particularly heavy, some hail and thunder mixed in. another coolish—feeling day, temperatures 9—12 degrees. colder, though, as those showers move through. the temperatures will drop a

we even had a dusting of snow further south, as far south as staffordshire in the north—west midlands then on a brisk north—easterly wind but of the more recent hours we've seen those showers tending to become confined more to coastal districts, northern scotland, around the eastern side of england. western wales and cornwall as well. but as we go through the day today we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers. plenty of these thunderclouds will be developing as the day goes by, particularly across eastern stretches of england, and it's going to be a chilly start to the morning. there should be plenty of sunshine around, yes, but showers from the word go near to the east coast of england and tending to move inland pretty quickly as the day goes by. there will be some pockets of frost also around across parts of the midlands, maybe south—west england and wales, but soon melting away with plenty of blue sky and sunshine here. those winds continue to feed in the showers to the east coast of england. one or two for northern ireland and showers continue to feed in across

quite a wet afternoon for wales, the south west and the midlands. news. european union leaders meeting in brussels have unanimously adopted

the channel islands and the south west and wales and the west midlands will see a lot of sunshine. across the eastern side of england. the odd shower can't be ruled out and close to the east coast it will be chilly. a lot of cloud for northern ireland. it will brighten up in places. southern scotla nd brighten up in places. southern scotland should be dry. but a lot of showers in northern scotland and very cold. tonight the showers will continue for parts of northern scotland. elsewhere dry with clear spells and some mist and towns and cities not far from freezing. in the countryside certainly a touch of ground frost. chilly weather is not bad news for marathon runners. it will brighten up in london as the day goes on. that is the story for much of england and wales. north—west england see some cloud. some more persistent rain and windy weather developing across the far north. here, as we go through sunday night we will spin up this area of low pressure bringing strong winds, some rain, but this is the big story. this cold front diving south during sunday night. some rain on the th

it will produce a wee bit of rain first up across wales and the south—west midlands, into south—weste word go. and after a glorious start across some eastern parts, as we get on into the afternoon the cloud will bubble up somewhat and there could be some showers from that as well. temperatures in a range at best from about 8—9 on the eastern coast and down to around about 14 or 15 on the south coast. the bank holiday weekend, breezy but the wind is coming in from the south and south—east, so milder than of late, and it wouldn't be a bank holiday without the mention of some rain. but we hold off on that prospect. through saturday there is a scattering of showers, no great organisation about them. many areas staying dry and, as i say, the breeze coming from the south. this is where we start mentioning the rain, with a deal of uncertainty, it has to be said. a lot of isobars there, so you'll be flying your kite, that's for sure, if you're out on the beach on sunday, but it will be a damp affair. certainly we suspect for the south—west, for wales, getting up towards northern ireland, but

we even had a dusting of snow further south, as far south as staffordshire in the north—west midlandsg in on a brisk northerly wind but over more recent hours we have seen the showers becoming confined more towards coastal districts around the eastern side of england, western wales and cornwall as well. as we go through the day today we will see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers, plenty of these thunderclouds will be developing as the day goes on, particularly across eastern stretches of england and there will be a chilly start to the morning. there should be plenty of sunshine around. yes, showers from the word go near to the east coast of england, moving inland quickly as the day goes by. pockets of frost as well across parts of the midlands, maybe south—west england and wales but it will soon melt away with blue sky and sunshine. the wind continues to feed in the showers to the east coast of england. a couple for northern ireland and showers continue across scotland. snow on the hills in scotland around 100—200 metres elevation in the morning so some perhaps around as well. t

it will produce a wee bit of rain first for wales and the south—west midlands into south—west englands we get into the afternoon the cloud will bubble somewhat and there could be a shower from that as well. temperatures in a range at best from around eight or nine on the eastern coast down to around about 1k nine on the eastern coast down to around about 1a or 15 on the south coast. the bank holiday weekend is breezy but the wind is coming from the south and south—east, so it is milder than of late, and it wouldn't bea bank milder than of late, and it wouldn't be a bank holiday without the word rain. there is a scattering of showers, no great organisation about them, many areas are dry and as i say the breezes coming from the south. this is where we start to mention the rain with a deal of uncertainty, it has to be said. a lot of isobars there, so you can fly your kite, that's for sure, on the beach on sunday, but it will be a damp affair certainly we suspect for the south—west, for wales, up towards northern ireland, butjust how far north and east the rain will get during the course

pockets of frost is well across parts of the midlands, many south—west england and wales but it willn the showers to the east coast of england. a couple for northern ireland and showers continue across scotland. snow on the hills in scotland around one 200 metres elevation in the morning so some perhaps— is around as well. it isa some perhaps— is around as well. it is a bit of sleet and some heavy showers during the morning across the eastern counties of england and a dusting of snow for the moors. aside from that it will be heavy rain showers with the developed through the afternoon. spilling inland across the midlands, covering much of east anglia with the showers are particularly heavy, helen sunda mixed in. another cool feeling day, temperatures are nine to 12 degrees colder as those showers move through and the temperatures will drop away. looking on wednesday night, things will begin to turn a little less cold across northern western areas of cloudy weather spills in bringing some spots of rain that separates further south with any lengthy clear spells we could well see a frost

we even had a dusting of snow further south, as far south as staffordshire in the north—west midlandsent hours we've seen those showers tending to become confined more to coastal districts, northern scotland, around the eastern side of england. western wales and cornwall as well. but as we go through the day today we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers. plenty of these thunderclouds will be developing as the day goes by, particularly across eastern stretches of england, and it's going to be a chilly start to the morning. there should be plenty of sunshine around, yes, but showers from the word go near to the east coast of england and tending to move inland pretty quickly as the day goes by. there will be some pockets of frost also around across parts of the midlands, maybe south—west england and wales, but soon melting away with plenty of blue sky and sunshine here. those winds continue to feed in the showers to the east coast of england. one or two for northern ireland and showers continue to feed in across scotland. there'll continue to be some snow up in the hi

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we even had a dusting of snow further south, as far south as staffordshire in the north—west midlandsave seen the showers becoming confined more towards coastal districts, northern scotland, around the eastern side of england, western wales and cornwall as well. as we go through the day today we will see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers, plenty of these thunderclouds will be developing as the day goes on, particularly across eastern stretches of england and there will be a chilly start to the morning. there should be plenty of sunshine around. yes, showers from the word go near to the east coast of england, moving inland quickly as the day goes by. pockets of frost as well across parts of the midlands, maybe south—west england and wales but it will soon melt away with blue sky and sunshine. the wind continues to feed in the showers to the east coast of england. a couple for northern ireland and showers continue across scotland. snow on the hills in scotland around 100—200 metres elevation in the morning so some wintriness and iciness perhaps around as well. there is a bit of sl